Benjamin Franklin's Views on Law, Government, and Community
Benjamin Franklin's views on law, government, and community all revolve around the idea of self government. He believed that England was still useful to the colonies, but that certain rules had to be changed. He took Joseph Galloway's "Plan of Union" and did his best to use his ideas to benefit his country as much as he could by giving them a say in anything that he could.
Views on Law Benjamin Franklin's view on law revolved around the idea that the people should choose the government. For example, thepeople choose representatives that they feel will better the country. In England, Parliament was passing laws that were taxing the Colonies, as well as restricting their abilities to trade or even hold meetings. Since there were no Colonial Representatives to approve of these laws, Franklin saw them very unfit, and did his best to remove them. Franklin believed everybody should be represented fairly in parliament before passing any laws that would directly affect the people. Views on Government Since Franklin's ideas on law were focused around the people his idea of 'United Colonies' would follow suit and be based on the common man's ability to have a voice in the government. Franklin's ideas were based on Galloway's "Plan of Union," but he used this as a basic idea from which to express his ideas. Although these two men shared the idea of continued ties with Britain, Franklin's were not as severe. For example JosephGalloway was willing to let the Crown choose a "President/General" to lead the Colonies, while franklin opposed the idea in the belief that having your "enemy" choose your leader may result in problems, for obvious reasons. Franklin also believed that corruption could easily take control over Galloway's plan. The 'President General,' even if morally sound, could easily be bribed by either the Colonies or England, to do what they wanted and to ignore the requests of the opposing side. Franklin was wise enough to know men with power strive to make that power absolute.
Through hard work, proper education, and community spirit, Franklin believed that anything could be accomplished. If a man could set his mind to it, it could be done. Franklin worked hard and accomplished many great things. He was a renowned inventor and the discoverer of electricity. He saw it as his duty to put the good of mankind before his own self. He made these ideas evident through the founding of the University of Pennsylvania, the first public lending library in America, and the first fire department in Pennsylvania among many other things. Ben worked hard to put others before himself by creating new institutions that benifited his whole community Conclusion
Franklin prioritized so that his country would gain before him, and by applying his views of a government in which the common man has say in what laws are passed and how the government should be run. Through hard work and dedication, Franklin expressed his views in any way possible, taking the ideas from Galloway and altering them for the best benefit of the people.
Benjamin Franklin's views on law, government, and community all revolve around the idea of self government. He believed that England was still useful to the colonies, but that certain rules had to be changed. He took Joseph Galloway's "Plan of Union" and did his best to use his ideas to benefit his country as much as he could by giving them a say in anything that he could.
Views on Law
Benjamin Franklin's view on law revolved around the idea that the people should choose the government. For example, the people choose representatives that they feel will better the country. In England, Parliament was passing laws that were taxing the Colonies, as well as restricting their abilities to trade or even hold meetings. Since there were no Colonial Representatives to approve of these laws, Franklin saw them very unfit, and did his best to remove them. Franklin believed everybody should be represented fairly in parliament before passing any laws that would directly affect the people.
Views on Government
Since Franklin's ideas on law were focused around the people his idea of 'United Colonies' would follow suit and be based on the common man's ability to have a voice in the government. Franklin's ideas were based on Galloway's "Plan of Union," but he used this as a basic idea from which to express his ideas. Although these two men shared the idea of continued ties with Britain, Franklin's were not as severe.
For example Joseph Galloway was willing to let the Crown choose a "President/General" to lead the Colonies, while franklin opposed the idea in the belief that having your "enemy" choose your leader may result in problems, for obvious reasons. Franklin also believed that corruption could easily take control over Galloway's plan. The 'President General,' even if morally sound, could easily be bribed by either the Colonies or England, to do what they wanted and to ignore the requests of the opposing side. Franklin was wise enough to know men with power strive to make that power absolute.
Views on Community
Through hard work, proper education, and community spirit, Franklin believed that anything could be accomplished. If a man could set his mind to it, it could be done. Franklin worked hard and accomplished many great things. He was a renowned inventor and the discoverer of electricity. He saw it as his duty to put the good of mankind before his own self. He made these ideas evident through the founding of the University of Pennsylvania, the first public lending library in America, and the first fire department in Pennsylvania among many other things. Ben worked hard to put others before himself by creating new institutions that benifited his whole community
Conclusion
Franklin prioritized so that his country would gain before him, and by applying his views of a government in which the common man has say in what laws are passed and how the government should be run. Through hard work and dedication, Franklin expressed his views in any way possible, taking the ideas from Galloway and altering them for the best benefit of the people.
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